Priority will be given to former F/A-18 Hornet and MV-22B Osprey drivers, along with KC-130 Hercules aircraft commanders. The US Marine Corps (USMC) offered former Reserve pilots…
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- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
This USMC AV-8B Harrier is the fourth US military plane crash in the month of May
by Dario LeoneThe AV-8B was based at nearby Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (NC) and belonged to the 2nd Marine Air Wing,…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Thunderbirds pilot killed in F-16 crash at Nellis Air Force Base
by Dario LeoneThe F-16 crash occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. during routine training on the Nevada Test and Training Range A U.S. Air…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
USMC suffers the losses of two aircraft in less than 24 hours: CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter and AV-8B Harrier jet crashes
by Dario LeoneAll four crew members aboard the CH-53E are presumed dead while the AV-8B pilot ejected safely As reported by Military.com, on…
- Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
50 YEARS OF HARRIER: REMEMBERING THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE ICONIC JUMP JET
by Dario LeoneThe British-designed Harrier changed aviation when it became the only successful STOVL military jet following its development in the 1960s Commonly…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
RAF PILOT WAS ABOARD THE USMC AV-8B HARRIER THAT CAUGHT FIRE ON BOARD USS KEARSARGE LAST YEAR
by Dario LeoneWhile the pilot was given a clean bill of health and no other personnel were hurt, the explosion and fire caused…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
TWO KILLED IN U.S. NAVY T-45C GOSHAWK CRASH
by Dario LeoneAn instructor pilot and a student, whose names have not yet been released, were aboard the T-45C Goshawk As reported by…
- Military Aviation
31st MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT BIDS FAREWELL TO THE ICONIC AV-8B HARRIER JUMP JET
by Dario LeoneThe AV-8B, which has been in active service in the Marine Corps since the 1980s, is a stalwart for Marine expeditionary…
- Military AviationWeapons
U.S. MARINE CORPS PLANS TO ARM ITS F/A-18 HORNET STRIKE FIGHTERS WITH APKWS
by Dario LeoneAPKWS is a low-cost precision-guided 2.75-inch rocket system that integrates a low-cost Distributed Aperture Semi-Active Laser Seeker guidance section with existing…
- Military Aviation
USMC HARRIERS TEST THE APKWS IN THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION FOR THE FIRST TIME
by Dario LeoneThe Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System gives Harrier pilots a lighter, precision air-to-ground attack option The AV-8B Harrier jump jets from…
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